“Privacy law writer Frederick Lane told the Detroit Free Press the law typically is used to prosecute identity theft and stealing trade secrets.” [Read more…]
‘Crass’ News Item on Child Abuse Draws Formal Complaint [from Family First NZ]
MEDIA RELEASE: 28 December 2010 Source www.familyfirst.org.nz
Family First NZ has laid an official complaint with the Broadcasting Standards Authority over a disgraceful TV3 Nightline news story (ref. 1) broadcast on the day before Christmas Eve which trivialised and made light of child sex abuse. [Family First NZ is a registered charity with the NZ Charities Commission and its objectives are supported by SPCS].
“It was broadcast only 24 hours after it had been revealed (ref. 2) that the horrendous case of child abuse of a West Auckland 9 year old that had shocked the nation also involved sexual abuse by a CYF caregiver. It was also introduced by the presenter with the pun ‘a touching Christmas story’,” says Bob McCoskrie, National Director of Family First NZ.
“It was crass, completely inappropriate, and offensive to many people who would have been shocked, revolted and upset by the revelations of severe and long-term abuse of a nine year old which was in the news.” [Read more…]
New chief censor appointed – Dr Andrew Jack
Public Servant and legal expert Dr Andrew Jack is the new chief censor. He replaces Bill Hastings who resigned in July 2010. Dr Jack, Customs’ legal and advisory services group manager, is currently chief legal adviser for the NZ Police. His three-year term as chief censor starts on 7 March 2011.
See Media Release Wednesday, December 22. 2010
New Chief Censor appointed: Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy has announced the appointment of Dr Andrew Jack as Chief Censor
http://nathanguy.co.nz/index.php?/archives/518-New-Chief-Censor-appointed.html
Crafar Farm deal rejected by Ministers – At issue: Lack of “good character”
“The Ministers were not satisfied that all of the individuals with control of Natural Dairy were of good character. Accordingly, consent was declined.” Ms Annelies McClure Manager OIO.
Overseas Investment Office Media release – 22 December 2010 – Copy
Ministers decline Natural Dairy application for Crafar farms
Hon Maurice Williamson and Hon Kate Wilkinson have today declined consent to the application by Natural Dairy (NZ) Holdings Limited (Natural Dairy) to acquire the Crafar farms.
Annelies McClure, Manager of the Overseas Investment Office (OIO), said the Ministers concurred with the OIO’s recommendation that consent should be declined.
Under the Overseas Investment Act 2005, decision-making Ministers must decline consent if they are not satisfied that all of the relevant criteria for consent under the Act have been met.
“One of the criteria for consent is that Ministers must be satisfied that all of the individuals with control of an overseas person are of good character,” said Ms McClure.
“The Ministers were not satisfied that all of the individuals with control of Natural Dairy were of good character. Accordingly, consent was declined.”
[The Society applauds the National Government Ministers and the Overseas Investment Office for taking full and careful account of the criterion of “good character” of the prospective buyer, in arriving at this decision – in this case lack of good character].
A summary of the decision can be found at www.linz.govt.nz. [Read more…]
NZ’s image tarnished by outcome survey on corruption
New Zealand may not be the corruption free zone that the world perceives, with a new survey claiming 3.6 per cent of people admit to paying a bribe in the past 12 months.
Commissioned by anti-corruption organisation Transparency International, the survey found 3.6 per cent of New Zealanders said that either they, or someone in their household, had paid a bribe in that time….. Transparency International pointed to recent high profile arrests by the Serious Fraud Office as a sign of increased corruption. NZ’s image tarnished by briberty survey.
NZ’s image tarnished by bribery survey, By Hamish Rutherford. The Dominion Post. December 10. 2010, p. A5. [Read more…]